LONDON PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL #107
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Issue #107 of the London Progressive Journal has been published and can be viewed here: http://www.londonprogressivejournal.com
- Haitian Tragedy and White Man’s Burden Redux: International reaction to the catastrophe in Haiti has had a distinctly neo-colonial flavour, says Ben Selwyn.
- From Gaza to Lebanon: Beware the Iron Wall, the Coming War: Israeli military strategists are planning for a new offensive against Lebanon, as Ramzy Baroud explains.
- Venezuela’s Chavez Calls for Calm after Violent Protests: A concerted campaign of destablisation from Venezuela’s corporate media has fomented violent anti-Chavez demonstrations by right-wing students in Merida, as Tamara Pearson reports.
- The Kangaroo: A year into his presidency, Barack Obama has achieved relatively little in the foreign policy sphere. Uri Avnery urges him to keep trying.
- Tribe or Nation? A Critical Look at Background to the Current Irish Scene: Irish politics has been back in the UK media limelight in recent weeks and months. Veteran campaigner Roy Johnston sets out a condensed history of the political dimension of the Irish independence struggle.